was thrice summoned . Aa tbe audience wonld not depart without a speech , Mr . Wilson Barrett modestly thanked thorn for the reception given to the " Silver King , " and announced the re-appearance of

another old friend on Saturday . Wo trnst ere long Mr . Barrett will present ns with another Shakespearian revival . Personally we feel so classic an actor is unwise if he bnries himself too much in fche slums of " Horrible London . "

costnme of old Japan . This merry little skit was written before tho Japanese village met with snch sudden disaster , bnt though the shops , the lanterns , the flags , tho inhabitants wifch shaven heads , queer wooden clogs , foliated garments , with features and complexions to match , aro introduced as matter for laughter , the

laughter is of the kindliest sort . Mr . Toole is once more a hen . pecked sponse ; he is indulging in the meekest little flirtation at the Village , whilst the villagers with native simplicity dance and sing with excruciating realism . To escape his angry wife , he assumes the dress of a native conjuror , and is nnder the necessity of

dissembling his incapacity . But he is happily helped out of his difficulty by the charming native lady , Miss Osaker , who delighted every one with her pretty rendering of some capital palming and pass-pass tricks . There is a very clever dnet in the trne Gilberfcian vein , introduced in praise of the great Tay-Kfn family , with its cheap

wines and cheap science , its poker for travellers , copper mines , cooperative companies , invention shows , with unlimited flirtation privileges , and all the newest productions of the gifted fraternity . The song is nightly encored , whilst a duet between Mr . Toole and

Mr . William Bull's Orchid Exhibition . — A short journey on the Metropolitan Railway and fifteen minutes in a Chelsea omnibus and we reach tho enchanted palace of the queen of flowers , Orchidia—so devotedly served by hor devoted liegeman William Bull . At Mr . Bull ' s nursery , 136 Queen ' s-road , Chelsea , we pass through a greenhouse where tall tree ferns spread their fans in

happy disregard of London smoke , thence through a second door and we are amidst the loveliest , most brilliant and most fantastic wonders , whose forbears make the glory of the forests of Mexico , Peru , Ceylon , Java or the Indies . All colonrs that are fair , save blue —is ifc not strange that the hue of heaven should be denied these

children of the air ? There are multiform varieties of the slipper orchid , so quaintly graceful , bnfc with its death-trap for prying insects . The saffron-toned octopus bloom , wifch its long groping arms . That merry conceit of a flower the bird on a rock , a loving mimicry . The graceful cluster of the cymbidium , with its delicate peach lines

touched with deep red . The graceful calanthi , which condescends to grow on the earth . The pure white orchid from Borneo , fche butterfly spreading its petal wings and waving its delicate stamen antenna ? . A hundred varieties , all beautiful and all growing with luxuriance ; one might imagine the scene a dream of the far East .

Mr . Bull shows us some that will grow in an unwarmed conservatory , while there are many that can be purchased for a few shillings . Here is to be seen the divine Chelsiniensis , of which Mr . Bull asserts that he possesses the only plant that has ever bloomed in Europe .

We advise those of onr readers who may be depressed by the assertive character of the north winds to invoke Mr . Bull ' s kindly aid , we can assure them he can introduce them to a paradise of perennial bloom .

The Oxford . —Those who , like ourselves , find enjoyment in an abundant and refined entertainment can scarcely hope to secure any more congenial means of passing an evening than at this pre-eminently

successful music-hall . By the exercise of that tact in management a"ad judicious selection of materiel for which he has become proverbial , Bro . J . H . Jennings has made the Oxford par excellence the resort of those who admire talent in this particular line , and who love

J-nen came the American speciality artistes , Rowe and Athol , wbo were well received , bnt one of the mosfc notable features of the entertainment was the astounding pantomimic act of the Boissefc Troupe , wnose ^ evolutions on tho stage were of the mosfc marvellous and ineresting character . The troupesix in nnmberwere made after

properties , in the shape of a cabinet , pianoforte , and other Ppliances . The musical ability of the troupe is also of a high order , d when the audience perceived that their instruments were capable thr eceiv j n S * bodies of the performers , who dived or were literally ° wn into them , their wonder may be better imagined than de-

refreshments are now pnrwyed at fcho ordinary on .-doer pri . e .- ., H > that the public need not fear the tax which is often found nt places of amusement , and of which complaint is so justly made . To thoso of onr friends who are total abstainers ifc will be gratifying to know that a cup of tea , coffee , or chocolate , " < minently drinkable , " can bo obtained at tho modest charge of threepence .

though the songs of the latter lack refinement . Pierce and Monnghau sing and dance well ; while Dutch Daly prove : himself a master of the instrument ho introduces . Mons . Trewoy , performs some clever juggling tricks , while his balancing is exceptionally good . The Clu ' esi tronpe go through somo extraordinary acrobatic feats ,

while the hat throwing and catching of tho mon is effected with marvellous accuracy . Charles Coborn received the nsual reception given to those artists who lay themselves out for political songs . In conclusion the band , which is u-dor the direction of M . Jacobi , during tho evening plays several popular selections in an admirable manner .

was thrice summoned . Aa tbe audience wonld not depart without a speech , Mr . Wilson Barrett modestly thanked thorn for the reception given to the " Silver King , " and announced the re-appearance of

another old friend on Saturday . Wo trnst ere long Mr . Barrett will present ns with another Shakespearian revival . Personally we feel so classic an actor is unwise if he bnries himself too much in fche slums of " Horrible London . "

costnme of old Japan . This merry little skit was written before tho Japanese village met with snch sudden disaster , bnt though the shops , the lanterns , the flags , tho inhabitants wifch shaven heads , queer wooden clogs , foliated garments , with features and complexions to match , aro introduced as matter for laughter , the

laughter is of the kindliest sort . Mr . Toole is once more a hen . pecked sponse ; he is indulging in the meekest little flirtation at the Village , whilst the villagers with native simplicity dance and sing with excruciating realism . To escape his angry wife , he assumes the dress of a native conjuror , and is nnder the necessity of

dissembling his incapacity . But he is happily helped out of his difficulty by the charming native lady , Miss Osaker , who delighted every one with her pretty rendering of some capital palming and pass-pass tricks . There is a very clever dnet in the trne Gilberfcian vein , introduced in praise of the great Tay-Kfn family , with its cheap

wines and cheap science , its poker for travellers , copper mines , cooperative companies , invention shows , with unlimited flirtation privileges , and all the newest productions of the gifted fraternity . The song is nightly encored , whilst a duet between Mr . Toole and

Mr . William Bull's Orchid Exhibition . — A short journey on the Metropolitan Railway and fifteen minutes in a Chelsea omnibus and we reach tho enchanted palace of the queen of flowers , Orchidia—so devotedly served by hor devoted liegeman William Bull . At Mr . Bull ' s nursery , 136 Queen ' s-road , Chelsea , we pass through a greenhouse where tall tree ferns spread their fans in

happy disregard of London smoke , thence through a second door and we are amidst the loveliest , most brilliant and most fantastic wonders , whose forbears make the glory of the forests of Mexico , Peru , Ceylon , Java or the Indies . All colonrs that are fair , save blue —is ifc not strange that the hue of heaven should be denied these

children of the air ? There are multiform varieties of the slipper orchid , so quaintly graceful , bnfc with its death-trap for prying insects . The saffron-toned octopus bloom , wifch its long groping arms . That merry conceit of a flower the bird on a rock , a loving mimicry . The graceful cluster of the cymbidium , with its delicate peach lines

touched with deep red . The graceful calanthi , which condescends to grow on the earth . The pure white orchid from Borneo , fche butterfly spreading its petal wings and waving its delicate stamen antenna ? . A hundred varieties , all beautiful and all growing with luxuriance ; one might imagine the scene a dream of the far East .

Mr . Bull shows us some that will grow in an unwarmed conservatory , while there are many that can be purchased for a few shillings . Here is to be seen the divine Chelsiniensis , of which Mr . Bull asserts that he possesses the only plant that has ever bloomed in Europe .

We advise those of onr readers who may be depressed by the assertive character of the north winds to invoke Mr . Bull ' s kindly aid , we can assure them he can introduce them to a paradise of perennial bloom .

The Oxford . —Those who , like ourselves , find enjoyment in an abundant and refined entertainment can scarcely hope to secure any more congenial means of passing an evening than at this pre-eminently

successful music-hall . By the exercise of that tact in management a"ad judicious selection of materiel for which he has become proverbial , Bro . J . H . Jennings has made the Oxford par excellence the resort of those who admire talent in this particular line , and who love

J-nen came the American speciality artistes , Rowe and Athol , wbo were well received , bnt one of the mosfc notable features of the entertainment was the astounding pantomimic act of the Boissefc Troupe , wnose ^ evolutions on tho stage were of the mosfc marvellous and ineresting character . The troupesix in nnmberwere made after

properties , in the shape of a cabinet , pianoforte , and other Ppliances . The musical ability of the troupe is also of a high order , d when the audience perceived that their instruments were capable thr eceiv j n S * bodies of the performers , who dived or were literally ° wn into them , their wonder may be better imagined than de-

refreshments are now pnrwyed at fcho ordinary on .-doer pri . e .- ., H > that the public need not fear the tax which is often found nt places of amusement , and of which complaint is so justly made . To thoso of onr friends who are total abstainers ifc will be gratifying to know that a cup of tea , coffee , or chocolate , " < minently drinkable , " can bo obtained at tho modest charge of threepence .

though the songs of the latter lack refinement . Pierce and Monnghau sing and dance well ; while Dutch Daly prove : himself a master of the instrument ho introduces . Mons . Trewoy , performs some clever juggling tricks , while his balancing is exceptionally good . The Clu ' esi tronpe go through somo extraordinary acrobatic feats ,

while the hat throwing and catching of tho mon is effected with marvellous accuracy . Charles Coborn received the nsual reception given to those artists who lay themselves out for political songs . In conclusion the band , which is u-dor the direction of M . Jacobi , during tho evening plays several popular selections in an admirable manner .